Coat-hanger.



S. C. RUBIN.

COAT HANGER.

APPLIOATIOII FILED SEPT. 2a, 1913.

Patented Mar. 3, 1914.

WITNESSES ATTORNEY SAMUEL C. RUBIN, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

COAT-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 3, 1914:.

Application filed September 26, 1913. Serial No. 791,902.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SAMUEL C. RUBIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Chat-Hanger, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to hangers for coats and like garments and consists in an improved fastening for securing the hanger strap to the garment.

The purpose of my invention is to secure the fastening more effectively to the garment and hanger strap.

I have preferred to illustrate my invention by one form thereof, which has in use proved to be simple, effective and inexpensive and which at the same time well illustrates the principles of my invention.

Figure 1 is a broken front elevation of a coat equipped with my improved hanger. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the parts of the hanger in detached position. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of my attaching devices. Fig. 4: is an enlarged broken section of a hanger in position, taken lengthwise of the hanger and showing a modifica tion.

Similar numerals of reference illustrate corresponding parts.

I have illustrated a coat at 1 and have shown a strap 2, with end fastenings 3. Different kinds of strip material are shown. In Fig. 2 the hanger strap 2 is shown as of leather or other firm material, while in Fig. i the strap 2 is shown as of woven fabric.

The end fastenings are preferably placed upon the strap 2 before the latter is secured to the coat and I have provided for this in my invention. The clip forming the fastenlng comprises a front plate t integral with a back plate 5 between which plates the end '6 of the hanger strap is secured. In order that the hanger strap may be rigidly held in position and not depend upon the grip of these two connected plates alone, I have provided fingers 7 upon one of these plates, preferably upon the back, to pass through the fabric and clench between the fabric and the other plate. This clenching of the fabric by prongs 7 is shown best in Fig. 4, in which, however, the prongs are placed upon the front plate showing a modification as compared with Figs. 2 and 3. This use of the prongs, such as 7, in itself will fasten the hanger strap securely, but is reinforced by the means used for attachment of the fastening to the coat.

To attach the hanger to the coat I have provided prongs 8, preferably upon the front plate 4, so that when these prongs have passed through the material 9 of the coat and through the openings 10 in bar 11, pressure upon the bar in the direction of the plates 4: and 5 increases the hold of these plates upon the ends ofthe hanger strap. At the same time the prongs are turned over sharply against the bar, holding it in position and maintaining the pressure between the plates.

The fastenings are placed upon the strap 2 and in this condition my hanger, including thedseparate plates 11, is supplied to the tra c.

It will be evident that my attaching means can be applied quickly and easily and is effective to retain the hanger. It will further be evident that there is substantially no strain upon the ends of the prongs tending to separate them, but that the bar takes the strain away from the end and brings it upon that portion of each prong where it is bent about the bar and where the leverage tending to open it is shortest.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A coat hanger comprising a hanger strap and a pair of fasteners, each comprising a metal rear plate, a front plate integral with the rear plate and adapted to be pressed against it to grip the hanger strap therebetween, strip retaining devices extending from one plate toward the other, prongs upon the front plate extending past the rear plate and a bar apertured for the prongs and about which these prongs are adapted to be bent.

SAMUEL C. RUBIN. WVitnesses:

HELEN I. KAUFFMAN, GERTRUDE BAnnu'.

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